Ukraine: US negotiators have raised the possibility of Ukraine withdrawing its remaining forces from the eastern Donbas region in exchange for NATO membership, President Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed.
Zelensky said the idea was raised for the first time during recent US-led peace negotiations aimed at ending the war with Russia.
Russia currently controls most of Donbas, while Ukraine has consistently refused to surrender its territory.
Zelensky said he would consider putting a specific peace proposal to a national referendum if it included security guarantees, no restrictions on Ukraine’s military and funding for reconstruction.
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BDE: The EJN regrets to inform you of the petirah of Rav Ezriel Rosenbaum zt”l, a longstanding Maggid Shiur at Gateshead Yeshiva.
Rav Rosenbaum arrived in Gateshead as a teenage refugee from Budapest and joined the yeshiva’s teaching staff in 1977, dedicating nearly five decades to teaching generations of talmidim.
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Tech: Microsoft says all services have now been fully restored following a major global outage that disrupted Outlook, Teams and other Microsoft 365 services, affecting millions of users worldwide.
The outage, which began on Thursday evening, also disrupted NHS hospitals, police forces, schools and other services across the UK.
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UK: The Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations (UOHC) has announced on Friday that Rabbi Chaim Halpern is no longer part of the organisation, following his conviction in court on Thursday.
In a separate letter, the UOHC informed the Gabboim of Beis Hamedrash Divrei Chaim that the shul can no longer remain affiliated with the UOHC if he continues to serve as its Rov.
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US: President Donald Trump is expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in China on Thursday, the White House has said. It would be the first-ever three-way summit between the leaders of the three countries.
The historic meeting, scheduled to take place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen, is expected to focus on reducing nuclear weapons and the ongoing war in Iran.
The talks come months after the expiry of the last major nuclear arms control treaty between the US and Russia. Trump wants China to join future arms reduction agreements, although Beijing has previously resisted such negotiations.
US officials say the war in Ukraine is not on the planned agenda, and no immediate nuclear agreement is expected.
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US: Thousands of flights have been cancelled or delayed across the United States following a major air traffic control system failure that grounded departing flights nationwide for more than four hours on Friday.
As of 5pm UK time on Saturday, more than 4,200 flights had been cancelled and another 3,750 delayed.
US Transport Secretary Sean Duffy said the disruption occurred during work to replace ageing copper wiring, which overloaded the air traffic control system. The precise cause remains under investigation.
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BREAKING - UK: A former bodyguard to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh who was granted British citizenship has been found guilty of a knife attack on a bailiff outside his home in Birmingham.
Mohammed Alfatih, 40, the son of senior Hamas official Basem Naim, was convicted of unlawful wounding, possession of two knives and criminal damage.
While detained for the attack, he was re-arrested after German authorities accused him of involvement in a plot to attack Israeli and Jewish targets in Central Europe.
He is expected to be extradited to Germany after serving his sentence in the UK.
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Tech: A major Microsoft outage has disrupted services including Outlook, Teams and AI assistant Copilot, with problems reported in more than 70 countries since Thursday.
Microsoft says attempts to resolve the issue have not worked as expected, adding that there is no indication of a cyberattack.
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UK: Rabbi Shraga Feivel Zimmerman shlit”a, Rov and Av Beis Din of Kehillas Federation, delivered a statement regarding current events in the community.
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Ireland: US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Dublin, hours after holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Following the meeting, Zelensky said Ukraine and Russia were preparing for what would be the largest prisoner-of-war exchange since the war began, following an agreement in principle reached during earlier talks in Abu Dhabi.
He also said European representatives would participate in the next round of peace negotiations.
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Gaza: The IDF says Muhammad Abu Ismail, the Hamas commander targeted in an overnight strike at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, was responsible for holding numerous hostages during the war, including inside the hospital itself.
According to the military, dozens of hostages were held at the hospital, whose second floor serves as a Hamas military headquarters, where civilians are not permitted to enter.
Abu Ismail’s fate remains unclear as the IDF and Shin Bet assess the results of the strike.
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France: Two French soldiers fainted moments apart during a ceremonial welcome for Slovakian President Peter Pellegrini at the Élysée Palace.
One guard collapsed against a pillar near President Emmanuel Macron, who rushed to assist him. Moments later, a second guard can be seen being carried away after reportedly collapsing off-camera.
A French presidential source confirmed that both had suffered fainting episodes and were quickly attended to, adding that both were fine.
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Russia: US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, as Washington continues efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his military is again facing restrictions on the US-operated Starshield satellite service, affecting its ability to intercept Russian drones.
Zelensky said the disruption had lasted several days and was helping Russia carry out more accurate strikes.
Witkoff and Kushner are expected to travel to Dublin for talks with Zelensky.
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US: One person has been killed and four others injured in the shooting near the White House in Washington DC, police say. One of the injured is in a critical condition.
Police say the suspected gunman barricaded himself inside an apartment and fired at officers. During phones negotiations, officers heard a gunshot before finding him with an apparently self-inflicted wound.
The suspect has since died, according to NBC News. The motive remains unclear.
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Tech: Jensen Huang, the co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, one of the world’s most valuable technology companies and a leading manufacturer of artificial intelligence chips, has resigned following allegations of inappropriate relationships with two women.
One of them reportedly involved a Chinese businesswoman suspected by US intelligence agencies of spying for Beijing, while the other involved a senior female executive at Nvidia.
Huang, who led the company for 33 years, has also stepped down from its board. Chief financial officer Colette Kress has been appointed interim chief executive.
Nvidia’s shares plunged more than 13% when US markets opened on Thursday, wiping over half a trillion dollars from the company’s market value.
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US: Police say at least five people have been shot in an active shooting incident in Washington DC, approximately one mile from the White House.
The shooting prompted a major police response, with nearby schools placed on lockdown and several streets closed.
Police say the suspected gunman has barricaded himself inside a building, with armed officers and FBI agents responding to the scene.
The conditions of those injured remain unclear.
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